Hanover releases arrest reports of Dartmouth students facing charges

By JOHN LIPPMAN

HANOVER — The two Dartmouth student activists who refused to leave a tent set up on the lawn outside President Sian Leah Beilock’s office last October were arrested by Hanover police that night at the behest of college officials who wanted them cited...

On the trail: Ayotte with slight edge over Craig in post-primary poll

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

A new public opinion survey conducted after last week’s state primary in New Hampshire indicates former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte holding a small advantage over former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig in the race to succeed four-term Republican Gov. Chris...

Vermont teacher charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly drawing on student’s throat

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

A teacher at Twinfield Union School is facing a charge of aggravated disorderly conduct for allegedly using a permanent marker to draw around a student’s throat, according to Vermont State Police.Kathleen Wheelock, 48, of Montpelier, allegedly drew on...

Former Department for Children and Families social worker charged with sexually assaulting youth

By ALAN J. KEAYS

A former state Department for Children and Families employee has been charged with sexually assaulting a youth she was working with when she was employed by the department several years ago.Sonja Herman, 31, of Swanton, pleaded not guilty Thursday in...

Former head of NH trails group facing additional federal embezzlement charges

By TODD BOOKMAN

The former executive director of the White Mountain Trail Collective is facing additional charges of money laundering and embezzlement.Last December, Melanie Luce was charged with wire fraud and improper use of COVID-19 relief funds, all stemming from...

State police investigating 3 ‘suspicious deaths’ at Vermont residence

By DIANE DERBY

Vermont State Police investigating a report of a “suspicious person” early Sunday morning discovered the bodies of three “deceased victims” at a home on Route 133 in Pawlet, Vt., according to a state police press release on Sunday. Police said they...

Tulloch requests resentencing in Zantop case

By JOHN LIPPMAN

CONCORD — Robert Tulloch is serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole for his part in the murders of two Dartmouth College professors in 2001.For years, Tulloch, who was 17 years old when he murdered Half Zantop has been challenging...

Kiwanis Club organizers seek to reestablish Upper Valley branch

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Organizers are seeking to reestablish the Upper Valley Kiwanis Club which closed in 2017.An organizational meeting for a the new club will be held on Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Hartford Parks and Recreation Center located at 171...

New Hampshire school district pauses legal action over students' lunch debt

By OLIVIA RICHARDON

School officials in Goffstown, N.H., and New Boston, N.H., say they are no longer pursuing legal action against families over school lunch debt.“At this point, the school district has been in touch with families of all outstanding lunch accounts, and...

Littleton police officer earns Democratic nomination for Grafton County Sheriff

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NORTH HAVERHILL — A 30-year-old Littleton, N.H., police officer looks to have won a three-way race to become the Democratic nominee for Grafton County sheriff, defeating the department’s No. 2 deputy and leading inside candidate who had the outgoing...

DHMC partners with Maine-based guide service to offer new mountain medicine diploma

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

LEBANON — Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center has announced a collaboration with a Maine-based mountain guide service to offer the first Diploma in Mountain Medicine (DiMM) program east of the Rocky Mountains.The program is designed to train...

Vermont’s congressional delegation celebrates release of $51 million in federal flood aid

By HABIB SABET

Vermont’s congressional delegation on Wednesday welcomed the release of $51 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to reimburse the state for repair costs from damages caused by flooding in 2023. Authorized through the annual...

A Life: Richard Knight ‘really believed in rehabilitation’

By JOHN LIPPMAN

ASCUTNEY — When Richard Knight was working as a guard at the former Windsor State Prison in the 1970s, he approached his boss with a request.“Richard asked if he could meet with an inmate outside his cell,” recalled Mike Coxon, who was the prison’s...

Developer pitches plan for Lebanon affordable housing project

By ELLE MULLER

LEBANON — Plans are taking shape to convert a city-owned parcel on Spencer Street into 80 units of affordable housing.Hollis, N.H.-based developer The Muse Lebanon, LLC plans to build a new four-story building at 20 Spencer St., located a short...

Granite State has a history of electing women to state’s top political spots

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Ashley Miller loves to tell visitors about Marilla Ricker when they walk into the State Archives.Years before women had the right to vote, Ricker demanded her name be on New Hampshire ballots.She was the first female lawyer in the state and demanded...

As commission shapes the future of public education, what does it know about the past?

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

The newly created Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont has a big job: studying the state’s education system in order to chart a future that’s equitable, high-achieving and affordable. To do so, its members must learn from the most...

Upper Valley school notes for Sept. 16, 2024

Secondary accomplishmentsVictoria “Tori” Palys has been named Lebanon High School’s September Student of the Month. Palys serves on the student council, plays lacrosse and volunteers for multiple school clubs, according to a new release from the...

Out & About: DHMC allergist sets up device to gather local pollen data

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LEBANON — Dr. Erin Reigh — an allergy and immunology specialist at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center — has a general idea of when pollens that trigger allergies come out.“But maybe it’s actually a little earlier than we think,” Reigh said Wednesday...

New Hampshire celebrates 150th resident-owned community, leading the nation in affordable homeownership

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

New Hampshire is known for many firsts: the first to declare independence from England and its first-in-the-nation primary.New Hampshire is also the first state where residents of a manufactured housing community purchased their park, forming a...